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That is for getting to the upper bell housing bolts, I've done that many times back in the day.
I did absolutely nothing and I was darn good at it, besides it is cold out there and it must be 75 feet to the shop and I didn't want to walk that...
um.........I'll let you know when I get my vintage modified going and on the track.
I fixed cars for a living for 37 years so that got to be just a job, a way to make enough money to keep my dirt track cars going. Building the...
Back in the late 60's I built a 327 with 283 crank, rods, and pistons for dirt track racing and it would really get it coming off the turns. I...
Geez, why is there always one. Buckwheat was great as were all of the rest of the gang, I still enjoy watching them. :D
Forgot this one. This is Dean Roper, his son Tony Roper was killed in a NASCAR truck crash and Dean died of a heart attack during a feature race...
:eek:Here are a few pictures of some of the cars I watched race way back when I was a kid. They were taken in the 60's at a couple of local dirt...
Getting old doesn't bother me because I don't remember ever being young, it must have been a long time ago.
Don't worry about what anyone else thinks, build what you want, how you want it, and use what you can afford.
Check the toe-in
My avatar is a caricature of the car I ran during part of the 1969 season. It was quick and handled like it was glued to the track but on the...
I think the direction a starter turns is determined by the position of the brushes. When I was racing karts we used old Ford starters to get them...
What is a budget?
Great video of two beautiful old bombers. I was lucky enough to fly in that B-17 in the Bombardier's position, it was awesome!
I like the softer, cheaper pads they grab better but they do create a lot of dust. The Ceramic and high metallic content pads last longer and...
I used the body of one for a dirt track car once, it would fly even if it was butt ugly, lol
Hi and welcome from the Joplin, Mo. area
Seems that it would have to be a fluid restriction in the left side, if fluid pressure is the same on both sides recheck your initial brake shoe...
If it is pushing water out of the radiator you more than likely have a blown head gasket.
Great shot! That is what its all about.
Posting on a dead thread? OFF WITH THEIR HEAD! or maybe just ignore it and go on down the road. It is something most of us have done, not a big...
Check where the condenser wire and hot wire bolt to the points, sometimes when you tighten the nut one of the wires will come in contact with the...
Okay, I'm an old dirt track racer - I have the busted up back, screwed up neck and 60 % hearing loss to prove it, lol. But it was fun and I...
I agree 100%
did it
Hi all, I am an old dirt track racer and mechanic. My current project is a modified stock car like they ran when I was a kid. Mine uses a homemade...
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